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WorksheetsELA FAST Reading and Literary REVIEW K-12
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Explain how text features - including titles, headings, captions, graphs, maps, glossaries, and/or illustrations - contribute to the ______ of texts.
meaning
length
author
genre
Identify the central idea and relevant ______ in a text.
details
authors
titles
summaries
An author’s purpose in an informational text is to:
entertain the reader with stories
persuade the reader to take action
inform or explain a topic to the reader
describe fictional characters
Explain an author’s opinion(s) and supporting evidence.
An author’s opinion(s) and supporting evidence are the viewpoints the author holds and the facts or examples used to support those viewpoints.
An author’s opinion(s) are always facts.
Supporting evidence is not important in understanding an author’s opinion(s).
An author’s opinion(s) are never stated in a text.
Retell a text to enhance comprehension.
To enhance comprehension
To memorize facts
To summarize quickly
To criticize the author
Use main story elements in a logical sequence for a literary text.
To organize the plot effectively
To describe the setting in detail
To focus only on the main character
To ignore the sequence of events
Use the central idea and relevant details for an informational text.
To understand the main point and supporting facts
To write a fictional story
To memorize every word
To ignore the main idea
Compare and contrast important details presented by two texts on the same topic or theme.
Identify similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic or theme.
Summarize only one text on a given topic or theme.
List the authors of two texts on the same topic or theme.
Describe the setting of one text on a given topic or theme.
Which of the following best explains how one or more characters develop throughout the plot in a literary text?
They remain unchanged from beginning to end.
They experience growth or change as the story progresses.
They are only described physically, not emotionally.
They are not important to the plot.
Explain a theme and how it develops, using details, in a literary text.
A theme is a central idea that develops through characters, events, and details in a literary text.
A theme is the setting of the story.
A theme is the list of characters in a story.
A theme is the author's biography.
Which of the following best explains different characters’ perspectives in a literary text?
Understanding how each character views events and other characters
Focusing only on the main character’s actions
Ignoring the motivations of minor characters
Describing the setting in detail
Identify types of poems.
Haiku, Sonnet, Limerick
Novel, Short Story, Essay
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir
Drama, Prose, Fiction
Text features help readers understand the meaning of a text. Which of the following correctly matches a text structure with its description?
Chronology shows events in time order, comparison shows similarities and differences, cause/effect shows reasons and results.
Chronology shows similarities, comparison shows time order, cause/effect shows locations.
Chronology shows reasons, comparison shows locations, cause/effect shows similarities.
Chronology shows results, comparison shows events, cause/effect shows time order.
Identify the central idea and explain how relevant details support that idea in a text.
Identifying the main point and supporting details in a text.
Summarizing the text without details.
Listing all characters in the text.
Describing the setting of the text.
The development of an author's purpose in an informational text involves:
Using evidence and details to support the main idea.
Describing fictional characters and settings.
Focusing on entertainment rather than information.
Ignoring the intended audience.
Identify an author’s claim and explain how an author uses evidence to support the claim.
By providing facts and examples that back up the claim
By stating opinions without support
By ignoring counterarguments
By using unrelated information
Identify and explain metaphors, personification, and hyperbole in text(s).
Metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are types of figurative language.
Metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are types of punctuation.
Metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are types of sentence structures.
Metaphors, personification, and hyperbole are types of rhyme schemes.
Include plot and theme for a literary text when summarizing.
True
False
Use the central idea and relevant details for an informational text when summarizing.
True
False
Compare and contrast how two authors present information on the same topic or theme.
Identify similarities and differences in how two authors present information on the same topic or theme.
Summarize only one author's viewpoint on a topic.
List unrelated facts from two different texts.
Describe the setting of a story.
Which elements contribute to the plot in a literary text?
Setting, events, conflict, and character development
Only the setting and events
Only the conflict and character development
Only the main character
Identify the narrator’s point of view and explain the difference between a narrator’s point of view and character perspective in a literary text.
The narrator’s point of view is the position from which the story is told, while character perspective is how a character views events.
The narrator’s point of view and character perspective are always the same.
Character perspective refers to the author’s opinion about the story.
The narrator’s point of view is unimportant in literary texts.
Rhyme and structure in a poem help to:
Create meaning and enhance the poem's effect
Distract the reader from the main idea
Make the poem longer
Remove emotions from the poem
Text features help readers understand the meaning of a text by highlighting important information. Which of the following is NOT a text structure commonly found in texts?
Problem/Solution
Sequence
Description
Prediction/Outcome
Relevant details support the central idea, implied or explicit, by:
Providing evidence and examples that clarify or prove the main point.
Introducing unrelated information to distract the reader.
Repeating the central idea without explanation.
Focusing only on minor characters or events.
Explain an author’s perspective toward a topic in an informational text.
The author’s attitude or viewpoint about the topic.
The main events in a fictional story.
The setting and characters in a novel.
The use of figurative language in poetry.
An author’s claim is supported by which of the following?
Personal opinions and unrelated facts
Reasons and evidence
Random stories and anecdotes
Unverified rumors
Explain how figurative language contributes to meaning in text(s).
It adds literal meaning to the text.
It creates vivid imagery and deeper understanding.
It makes the text more confusing.
It removes all meaning from the text.
Comparing and contrasting accounts of the same event using primary and/or secondary sources involves:
Identifying similarities and differences between sources
Ignoring the sources' perspectives
Relying only on one source type
Assuming all sources are equally accurate
Analyze how setting, events, conflict, and characterization contribute to the plot in a literary text.
They help develop the plot and engage the reader.
They are unrelated to the plot.
They only describe the background.
They only introduce the main character.
The development of stated or implied theme(s) throughout a literary text involves:
Analyzing how the theme emerges and evolves through characters, events, and language.
Focusing only on the main character's actions.
Ignoring the author's use of literary devices.
Summarizing the plot without considering underlying messages.
An author develops a character’s perspective in a literary text by:
Describing the character’s thoughts, feelings, and actions
Only focusing on the plot events
Ignoring the character’s background
Providing no details about the character
Figurative language and other poetic elements work together in a poem to:
Create vivid imagery and enhance meaning
Provide factual information
List historical events
Explain scientific processes
Text structures and/or features contribute to the overall meaning of texts by:
Providing background information and context.
Distracting the reader from the main idea.
Making the text more confusing.
Removing important details.
Relevant details support the central idea(s), implied or explicit, by:
Providing evidence and examples that clarify or prove the main point.
Introducing unrelated information to distract the reader.
Repeating the central idea without adding new information.
Focusing only on minor characters or events.
Analyze an author’s purpose and/or perspective in an informational text.
To understand why the author wrote the text and what viewpoint they present.
To summarize the main events in the text.
To identify the genre of the text.
To list all the characters in the text.
Track the development of an argument, identifying the specific claim(s), evidence, and reasoning.
Identify the claim(s), evidence, and reasoning in an argument.
Summarize the argument without details.
Ignore the evidence in the argument.
Focus only on the conclusion of the argument.
Analyze how figurative language contributes to meaning in text(s).
It enhances the meaning by creating vivid imagery and deeper understanding.
It makes the text more confusing and less meaningful.
It removes all literal meaning from the text.
It has no effect on the meaning of the text.
Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.
Summarize a text to enhance comprehension.
Write a poem about a text.
Translate a text to another language.
Memorize a text word for word.
State one way to compare and contrast primary and secondary sources related to the same topic.
Primary sources provide direct or firsthand evidence, while secondary sources interpret or analyze primary sources.
Primary sources are always more reliable than secondary sources.
Secondary sources are created before primary sources.
Primary sources are usually fictional accounts, while secondary sources are factual.
Explain how the interaction between characters contributes to the development of a plot in a literary text.
Character interactions drive the plot forward by creating conflict, motivation, and resolution.
Character interactions are irrelevant to the plot and do not affect its progression.
Character interactions only provide background information and do not influence the plot.
Character interactions serve only to describe the setting and have no impact on the plot.
Describe how the development of stated or implied theme(s) occurs throughout a literary text.
Themes are developed through characters, events, and literary devices across the text.
Themes are only mentioned in the introduction and conclusion of the text.
Themes are developed solely through the use of dialogue between characters.
Themes are randomly inserted without connection to the plot or characters.
Explain the influence of multiple narrators and/or shifts in point of view in a literary text.
Multiple narrators or shifts in point of view provide different perspectives and can affect the reader's understanding of the story.
Multiple narrators always confuse the reader and make the story less engaging.
Shifts in point of view have no impact on the reader's understanding of the story.
Multiple narrators ensure that the story is told in chronological order only.
Describe the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.
Different poetic forms influence the structure, rhythm, and interpretation of a poem's meaning and style.
Poetic forms have no effect on the meaning or style of a poem.
All poetic forms result in the same interpretation and rhythm.
The structure of a poem is unrelated to its form.
Explain how individual text sections and/or features convey meaning in texts.
Analyze the central idea(s), implied or explicit, and its development throughout a text.
The central idea is developed through supporting details, examples, and explanations across the text.
The central idea is only mentioned in the introduction and conclusion.
The central idea is unrelated to the supporting details in the text.
The central idea is developed by ignoring evidence and examples.
Analyze authors’ purpose(s) in multiple accounts of the same event or topic.
Authors may have different purposes such as to inform, persuade, or entertain, which affect how they present the same event or topic.
Authors always present events in the same way regardless of their purpose.
Authors’ purposes do not influence how they present information about an event or topic.
Authors only write to entertain when describing the same event or topic.
Compare and contrast how authors from different time periods address the same or related topics.
Authors from different periods may have different perspectives, styles, and contexts when addressing similar topics.
Authors from different periods always use the same style and context for similar topics.
Authors from different periods avoid addressing similar topics altogether.
Authors from different periods only focus on unrelated topics.
Explain the influence of narrator(s), including unreliable narrator(s), and/or shifts in point of view in a literary text.
Narrators and shifts in point of view can shape the reader's perception and understanding of the story.
Narrators and shifts in point of view have no effect on the story's meaning.
Narrators and shifts in point of view only affect the plot, not the reader's perception.
Narrators and shifts in point of view are always consistent and reliable.
Analyze the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.
Poetic forms affect the poem's structure, rhythm, and interpretation.
Poetic forms have no influence on a poem's meaning or style.
Poetic forms only determine the length of a poem.
Poetic forms are unrelated to the interpretation of poetry.
Analyze how figurative language contributes to tone and meaning and explain examples of allusions in text(s).
Figurative language and allusions add depth and layers of meaning, influencing tone and interpretation.
Figurative language and allusions only provide literal meanings, having no effect on tone.
Allusions are unrelated to figurative language and do not impact interpretation.
Figurative language and allusions are used solely for decorative purposes in writing.
Paraphrase content from grade-level texts.
Restate the content in your own words while keeping the original meaning.
Copy the content exactly as it is.
Summarize the content by leaving out important details.
Translate the content into another language.
Compare and contrast how authors with differing perspectives address the same or related topics or themes.
Authors with different perspectives may interpret and present the same topic or theme in unique ways.
Authors with different perspectives always agree on the same topic or theme.
Authors with different perspectives avoid discussing the same topic or theme.
Authors with different perspectives use identical language and style when addressing the same topic or theme.
The meaning and/or significance of rhetorical devices in a text is to:
Provide factual information
Enhance the effectiveness of the message
List the main characters
Summarize the plot
The _______ is the most exciting part of the story and/or where the character changes.
exposition
poem
rising action
climax
What are 'Story Elements'?
Clues that help you determine the meaning of unknown words
Parts or visuals found in informational text
Parts of a story
The way the author organizes information in a nonfiction text
the parts that make up a story
text features
theme
story elements
main idea
Characters, setting, and plot are examples of...
Poem Elements
Story Structure
Story Scenes
Exaggeration. When something is made out to be a lot greater than it is.
"It's a million degrees in here!"
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
Rhyme
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
An exaggeration for effect
A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
Exaggeration. When something is made out to be a lot greater than it is.
"It's a million degrees in here!"
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
Rhyme
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew."
"My heart leaps up when I behold."
"He clasps the crag with crooked hands."
"I wandered lonely as a cloud."
the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
simile
alliteration
assonance
metaphor
A stop or pause in a line of poetry
stanza
caesura
imagery
simile
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
"The fair breeze blew, the leaves on the tree."
"My heart leaps up when I jump to the sky."
"He screamed at the slithery snake on the squeaky step."
"I wandered lonely as a cloud."
Why do we use text features?
Select two answers
To help identify big ideas
So that we don't have to read the whole book.
To provide support to the information the author gives.
To figure out why the author wrote the book.
What are 'Text Features'?
Clues that help you determine the meaning of unknown words
Parts or visuals found in informational text that help the reader better understand the information
Parts of a story
The way the author organizes information in a nonfiction text
A
B
C
D
Which text feature matches the graphic organizer?
Problem and Solution
Description
Order and Sequence
Compare and Contrast
I'm scrolling through the website, looking for information about calories. What text feature will help me quickly find what I'm looking for?
Table of Contents
Captions
Titles
Headings
How is Warren portrayed in the paragraph?
He is boring
He is busy
The main character can best be described as -
a young child who is lost
a person who works at an airport
a woman in a foreign place
It was the bottom of the ninth inning and the home team was down by one. There was a man on second base when Bruce stepped up to the plate. Bruce pointed to right field. The pitcher threw his fastball. Bruce got a hold of it and sent it flying to right field. The home team won. What character trait does Bruce demonstrate?
Athletic
Poor Sport
Intelligent
Tall
In "Seventh Grade," Victor and Michael talk about "picking grapes in order to buy their fall clothes." What does that conversation reveal about their characters?
They are intelligent but irresponsible.
They are hardworking and responsible.
They will do anything to avoid working.
They would prefer talking to working.
When Michael wears a scowl in "Seventh Grade," he looks
amused.
angry.
anxious.
happy.
What does the Prince’s dialogue in paragraph 8 suggest about him?
A He is rushed.
B He is suspicious.
C He is kindhearted.
D He is easily angered.
Read the dialogue below and answer the question that follows.
"Did you get the poster for my project?" Daniel asked. "Yes," Mom replied. "What about the printer ink? I need to print the pictures to glue on my poster," said Daniel. Mom impatiently reminded him, "I know your project is due on Monday, but it is only Thursday. You have plenty of time this weekend to do it." "Mom, but what if the store is out of supplies?" he anxiously replied.
The conversation between Daniel and his mother suggests that Daniel is-
excited about his project.
patiently waiting for Mom to get the supplies.
constantly interrupted when he asked a question.
concerned about finishing his project on time.
What is the message or lesson that the author wants you to learn from the story called?
Theme
Point of view
Plot
Text structure
What is the theme?
From the following options, which best describes the theme of a story where a young girl overcomes her fear of speaking in public to win a school debate?
The importance of education
Overcoming personal challenges
The value of hard work
Friendship and loyalty
In literary analysis, what does the term "theme" refer to?
The main characters in a story
The setting of the story
The underlying message or insight that the story conveys
A repeated idea or motif throughout the story
What is the effect of the metaphor in the sentence: "The classroom was a beehive of activity before the holiday break."?
It shows the classroom was disorganized.
It emphasizes the high level of activity and busy environment.
It indicates that the students were making honey.
It suggests that the classroom was quiet.
What is a theme in literature?
The main character in a story
The setting of the story
A central idea or message conveyed by the work
The plot of the story
Identify the type of figurative language used here: "The wind whispered through the trees."
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
What is the purpose of foreshadowing in literature?
To give the background of the story
To describe the setting in detail
To hint at events that will occur later in the story
To introduce new characters
What does the word "antagonist" mean in the context of literary analysis?
The main character
The character in conflict with the protagonist
A minor character
The narrative voice
What critical thinking skills are necessary for effective literary analysis?
Identifying authors, summarizing plot, recognizing genres
Interpreting themes, summarizing plot, recognizing genres
Identifying themes, analyzing characters, evaluating language and literary devices, interpreting symbolism and imagery, making historical or cultural connections
Comparing characters, analyzing punctuation, evaluating setting
